Cattle never judged me, so I never judged cattle
Alan Guebert recalls his motivation for joining the county 4-H dairy judging team, his first trip to McDonalds and how those things were seemingly linked.
The old economics of new agriculture: Drive or be driven
Alan Guebert explains the data that suggests American ag policy needs to make strategic changes to meet new challenges faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers.
Costco, Walmart want ag control
Farm leaders in rural America are closely watching two recent moves into "Big Ag" by Costco and Walmart.
Ohio livestock growers caged by farm groups
What was to be a clever, voter-sanctioned effort to fence out the animals-are-people-crowd in Ohio last year is, depending on your perspective, either a...
Take it from Uncle Honey, take a nap once and a while
One part of every day on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth was inviolate: the noon nap; nearly everyone took one.We didn't...
Rural America has enough problems — why should we create new ones?
Alan Guebert weighs in on how President Donald Trump's immigration policies could begin to affect agricultural labor forces.
Bigger and bigger and …
It was, literally, a sight for sore eyes. Two years ago March 12, trumpets blasted in Ankeny, Iowa, as America's new gladiators for agricultural...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide seed case
The stakes are high in the dispute over rights to genetically modified seeds. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today (Feb. 19, 2013).
Who’s to blame for high oil, gas and grain prices?
Alan Guebert breaks down the facts in regards to global conflicts putting pressure on the oil and gas and grain markets.
Farmers and ranchers are major SNAP beneficiaries, too
Examining the contrast between halted SNAP payments and rapid farm aid, and why farm groups stayed silent despite SNAP’s major impact on rural economies.
